1. Bob Hope

He once said: “I have too much money invested in sweaters.” But Hope obviously couldn’t pass up this ridiculously cheerful woolen sweater, which was released by famed knitwear company Mary Maxim in 1957.

If you’re keen to own a replica, we’ve based our Bob Hope totem sweater on the very same vintage knitting pattern.

2. Marilyn Monroe

Just a few weeks before her death in 1962, American photographer George Barris snapped Marilyn Monroe rugged up in a thick woolen sweater on a windy Santa Monica beach.

The famed Mexican sweater worn by Monroe during her last photo shoot proves that kitschy knitted sweaters really can be sexy (and warm – that beach looks nippy!).